No drug targets autism’s core symptoms, but medications from antipsychotics to leucovorin can address irritability, sleep, attention, and other co-occurring challenges.
Xavier Amador explains how the LEAP communication strategy helps clinicians build trust with patients whose anosognosia makes them unable to recognize their own illness.
A placebo-controlled trial finds mirtazapine modestly improves sleep in older adults, but daytime drowsiness and confusion caused dropout in a notable minority of patients.